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Definition of Neighbor
1. Noun. A person who lives (or is located) near another.
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Derivative terms: Neighborhood, Neighborhood, Neighborly, Neighbour, Neighbourhood, Neighbourhood, Neighbourly
2. Verb. Live or be located as a neighbor. "The neighboring house"
Generic synonyms: Dwell, Inhabit, Live, Populate
Derivative terms: Neighbour
3. Noun. A nearby object of the same kind. "What is the closest neighbor to the Earth?"
Generic synonyms: Object, Physical Object
Derivative terms: Neighborhood, Neighbour, Neighbourhood
4. Verb. Be located near or adjacent to. "Pakistan neighbors India"
Generic synonyms: Abut, Adjoin, Border, Butt, Butt Against, Butt On, Edge, March
Derivative terms: Neighbour
Definition of Neighbor
1. n. A person who lives near another; one whose abode is not far off.
2. a. Near to another; adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring.
3. v. t. To adjoin; to border on; tobe near to.
4. v. i. To dwell in the vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the neighborhood; to be near.
Definition of Neighbor
1. Noun. (American English) (alternative spelling of neighbour) ¹
2. Verb. (American English) (alternative spelling of neighbour) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Neighbor
1. to live close to [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Neighbor
Literary usage of Neighbor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1874)
"We know more of Bismarck than of our next-block neighbor, of Parie thau of many
an American town. This law is verified in oar knowledge, or ignorance rather ..."
2. Sermons by Joseph Butler, Samuel Clarke (1827)
"UPON THE LOVE OF OUR neighbor. ROMANS xiii. 9. And if there, be any other
commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love ..."
3. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"He proves his devotion to his rescuer, Argus Gates, by defending the honor of
the woman he loves, Virginia Brande, the daughter of a wealthy neighbor. ..."
4. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"... brother's blood unshed ; And unpolluted huid the marriage bed ; From theft
thy hand—thy tongue from lying—keep; Nor covet neighbor's home, spouse, scri, ..."
5. The American Reports: Containing All Decisions of General Interest Decided by Isaac Grant Thompson, Irving Browne (1884)
"That Is a natural detect, and to hold that the.neighbor can not use his own land
in a natural and reasonable way would be to transfer the defect to the ..."
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